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Early American Industry and Global Commerce

4th Grade · Social Studies · US-MA-SS

8 lessons

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Analyze New England's early industrial revolution, maritime trade networks, and the economic links between northern mills and southern slavery.

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  5. New Bedford, Nantucket, and the Global Whaling IndustryNot started yet
  6. Maritime Shipping, Clipper Ships, and the China TradeNot started yet
  7. Environmental and Social Costs of Industrial GrowthNot started yet
  8. The Cotton Connection: Textile Mills and Southern SlaveryNot started yet
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us-ma5.T4.4Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

On a map of New England, locate cities and towns that played important roles in the development of the textile and machinery industries, whaling, shipping, and the China trade in the 18th and 19th centuries and give examples of the short- and long-term benefits and costs of these industries.